Interlude

Very soon I'm going to give myself, and the magic mirror before me, a three week rest and a total change.
In principle I shall come back refreshed and eager to share what I'll have seen and felt in that great country that is, and has always been, a source of inspiration for the whole world, not only for its varied and magnificent landscape, but also for what the nation stands for.

Expressing oneself by means of a Mac is basically like writing and sending messages in bottles thrown out to sea. But today one is informed of where the bottles float to, of where they are uncorked, of what messages are opened, and even of how many times they are read.

For some, a show of sentiment is a form of weakness. The Scots are known for being sentimental, for example, but as a people they can never be regarded as weak. If sentiment is the parent of hope, then without hope one would never be able to determine a better world or reach the stars. Thus without hope one could be regarded as weak.

For someone who never originally imagined that so many countries of totally different cultures in the world would find the bottles, and be curious enough to want to uncork them and read the messages, it's particularly satisfying to note the increasing interest.

It's pleasing to note that as the sun rises in the far east, seven or eight hours before sunrise here in France, there are more and more Russian bottle finders and uncorkers, for example. And when five or six hours after it rises over Europe, it rises over the USA, there is already an ever increasing number of American bottle finders and uncorkers.

Such are already the results from only one modest site among millions of others. Whatever our differences, we already share so much, and with time this can only increase and bring the world more and more together. The 'Wonderful world'.

So this is just another little message in a bottle, with a smile and the sentiment that although there are serious problems to solve in the world, it is a wonderful world. It could even be a paradise.

A rare survivor interested in sharing illustrated points of views and personal works on all subjects of interest, with the aim of contributing to further international communication, tolerance and understanding.